Butte County

Professor Leroy Nelson, mrnelson@allagonline.com, is one of the foremost educators in the agricultural world and has pioneered many developments through his Nelson Academy of Agriculture.

Nelson Academy of Agriculture offers the only fully online middle school, high school and adult, agriculture-based science curriculums in the country.

If your middle school or high school student wants to take an agricultural course to satisfy a science credit, Nelson Academy offers the opportunity. Its online agricultural science courses are of available to anyone interested in adding an agricultural science course or two, as well as those who are seriously studying the sciences of agriculture with an eye toward a profession in the field.

Nelson Academy is fully accredited through the NWAC (Northwest Accreditation Commission) and enrollments are done through the North Dakota Center for Distance Education, www.ndcde.org. If your child wants a unique science experience that is useful and interesting, consider the Nelson Academy of Agriculture!

Butte County Homeschool Support Groups & PSP’s

The most important thing for homeschool success is to mingle and socialize with other homeschooling families. Being a member of a support group allows you to share resources and information with them as well as to remind you that you are not alone in your home-teaching journey. Your county support groups can offer you families with common goals and interests to yours.
IMPORTANT:Note: Our information includes both Parent-led Homeschool Support Groups and Private School Satellite Programs (PSPs) formerly known as Independent Study Programs (ISPs).
What’s the difference?

The difference is that typically, the Parent-led Homeschool Support Groups are created by families for families to get together for social activities, such as park days, P.E. activities, organized classes, field trips and other “group” types of endeavors. Some require a general membership fee, but most do not. You can usually show up at a park day and meet the parents and children to see how you like the group.

PSPs or ISPs are private schools, usually small in enrollment, but schools nonetheless. Homeschooling families may enroll and pay tuition, in order to receive the administrative support of a school. This includes record-keeping of attendance, grades, testing and transcripts preparation.

To separate them, we have placed the letters PSP or ISP in the title of such schools.

Butte County Directory of Homeschool Support Groups

Chico Homeschoolers – We are an unschooling and homeschooling playgroup and support network. Independent and Inclusive. All Homeschoolers are welcome. We offer weekly park days, weekly teen get togethers, monthly fieldtrips and/or outings. All ages are welcome. Contact information: Email Meghan or call (530) 228-7078.